Madagascar Snipe vs African Snipe

Gallinago macrodactyla 对比 Gallinago nigripennis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Madagascar Snipe African Snipe
学名 Gallinago macrodactyla Gallinago nigripennis
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Scolopacidae Scolopacidae
保护状况 Vulnerable Least Concern
体长
翼展 26.7 cm (10.5 in) 25.1 cm (9.9 in)
体重 216.0 g (7.62 oz) 124.25 g (4.38 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-2 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Madagascar Snipe only

African Snipe only

保护状况

Vulnerable

Madagascar Snipe

Least Concern

African Snipe

About These Birds

Madagascar Snipe

Madagascar Snipe: 27–29 cm, large-footed snipe endemic to Madagascar. Inhabits marshes, rice paddies, and wet grassland mainly in the north and west. NT. Cryptic brown and buff streaking. Probes soft ground for invertebrates. Sedentary endemic. Threatened by wetland drainage and hunting pressure.

African Snipe

African Snipe: 25–28 cm, medium-large snipe resident in high-altitude wetlands, bogs, and marshy grassland of eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan to the Cape. Cryptic brown-and-buff streaking. Probes soft mud for invertebrates. Sedentary. Performs display 'drumming' flights with spread tail in breeding season.

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